Press Releases

APEIRON Biologics AG announced that it has received regulatory approvals in Austria, Germany and Denmark to initiate a Phase II clinical trial of APN01 to treat COVID-19. APN01 is the recombinant form of the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (rhACE2),...

The Medicines Discovery Catapult will open a new dedicated laboratory at Bruntwood SciTech’s Alderley Park in Cheshire, making it one of the government’s national hubs for Covid-19 testing. Medicines Discovery Catapult is also helping to co-ordinate the establishment of the...

Sense has announced an accelerated programme to launch the world’s first instrument-free, point-of-care molecular diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. Sense is partnering closely with Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company and leading global medical device innovator,...

The agency granted an emergency use authorization to the company for its test, which is meant to detect antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in the blood. However, antibody testing has both advantages and disadvantages relative to the more common PCR assays. The...

Zymo Research announced a partnership with Tecan to launch a ready-to-go processing solution to streamline viral DNA/RNA extraction from nasopharyngeal swabs, oropharyngeal swabs, saliva, sputum, plasma, and serum. The DreamPrep™ NAP workstation, featuring Zymo Research’s Quick-DNA/RNA™ Viral MagBead Kit,...

PCR Biosystems, the UK-based PCR experts, are continuing to scale up operations to ensure the critical enzyme mix for COVID-19 tests remain available to the UK and global healthcare systems as demand for testing rises. To meet current and...

Expert System joins the fight against COVID-19 by granting biomedical researchers worldwide free access to its AI-based Clinical Research Navigator (CRN) tool effective immediately and extending through at least July 1. CRN contains a structured real-time data set of...